You need to know what size each ad position is suitable for. And here is ideal size for moosocial Ads.
Sidebar Ads (Left and right sidebar on default theme)
Ideal ads size: 250x250px
Sidewide Ads (Top and Bottom on default theme)
Ideal Ads size: 1170x90px
Middle Column Ads
Ideal Ads Size: 570×90 px
2 Columns Ads
Ideal Ads Size: 860x90px
Ad Placements are “reserved” ad spaces defined by Site Admins to displays campaign generated ads. This tutorial demonstrates how ad placements are created and then be positioned on any pages using Layout Editor.
Step 1: Go to: Admin Dashboard -> Plugins Manager -> Ads -> Manage Placements.
Step 2: Click “Create Placement” button.
Step 3: Fill in all required fields
#1. Select Placement type: Html, Image or Feed.
#2. Enter Placement name
#3. Enter Description
#4. Enter Dimension: Width & Height
#5. Enter Price and Days
#6. Enter Ads appears: a Maximum number of ads can be placed in this placement.
#7. Enter Number of ads: Number of ads could appear at the same time in this placement.
#8. Enable/Disable this placement.
#9. Select sample position: This is just a preview “example” position where the placement would be in relative to different sectors of your site. It will be shown to users as an example when they chose this place for their campaigns. To establish actual “reserved” ad spaces, you will need to drag and drop this placement in Layout Editor after it is created.
#10. Click “Save” button to create placement.
After successfully created:
Step 4: Go to: Admin Dashboard -> Site Manager -> Themes Manager -> Layout Editor.
Step 5: Choose a page you would like to add an ad placement.
Step 6: Drag and Drop Ads widget into selected page.
Step 7: Fill in all required fields on pop-up:
#1. Enter the new title or use the default name.
#2. Select placement.
#3. Enable/Disable title.
#4. Check/uncheck Background Block.
#5. Choose User Group Access
#6. – Click “Save changes” button
Step 8: Click “Save changes” to save changes.
To test, create a campaign with recent placement
– Method 1: Go to Admin Dashboard -> Plugins Manager -> Ads -> Manage Ad Campaigns, click “Create Campaign”
– Method 2: Create a campaign on front-end by going to a page with ad placement and click “See your ad here”
Enjoy it!
Before creating a campaign, make sure placement already existing.
This tutorial wild show you how to create campaign.
1. How to create ads?
Method 1: Backend.
Step 1: Go to: Admin Dashboard -> Plugins Manager -> Ads -> Manage Ad Campaigns.
Step 2: Click “Create Campaign” button.
Step 3: Create Campaign
Client Info:
#1. Enter Client Name.
#2. Enter Email.
#3. Enter Note (option).
Campaign:
#4. Enter Campaign Name
#5. Select placement (Click “View all” to view all Placements information before select)
Placement info:
#6. Duration: Select the number of days to run the ad.
#7. Show the total amount to be paid and the ad end date, the value will auto calculate base on selected placement and Duration. This is read-only, can’t change.
Banner:
#8. Enter Ads Title: This field will appears if selected position placement is HTML or Feed.
#9. Upload Banner Image: allow extensions: jpg, jpeg, png, gif.
#10. Enter banner link on the textbox.
#11. Enter Description: This field will appears if selected position placement is HTML or Feed.
+ Click preview to view ads.
Audience (option)
#12. Enter age can view ads.
#13. Choose gender can view ads.
#14. Click “Save” button to a created campaign.
After successfully created:
Method 2: Front-end.
Step 1: Click “See your ad here” title link or “Advertise with us” at footer
or
Step 2: Fill all required fields
#1 –> # 14: Enter on fields same as method 1
After successfully created:
Method 1: Admin active directly
Step 1: Go to: Admin Dashboard -> Plugins Manager -> Ads -> manage Ad Campaigns
Step 2: Select “Active”
After active campaign:
(1) Start date: changed to at the time of activation
(2) End date: auto-fill based on a duration of the selected placement and start date
(3) Payment status changed to “Yes”
(4) Status changed to “Active”
– After activated, you will receive an email with content below:
Step 3: Click on a link in this email, will direct to report campaign page.
Step 4: You need to choose the time, and click “Search” button to view your report:
Step 5: Go to the site and view your ad at the website:
Method 2: Send the payment request
– Go to: Admin Dashboard -> Plugins Manager -> Ads -> Manage Ad Campaigns
– Click on the select box and choose “Send payment request”
– After then campaign’s owner will receive an email with content below:
Step 1: Click on a link –> will direct to Gateways page to make a payment.
After completed your payment
– Campaign show in backend same as method 1
(1) Start date: is the date you made payment
(2) End date: auto-fill based on a duration of the selected placement and start date
(3) Payment status changed to “Yes”
(4) Status changed to “Active”
– After make payment, the campaign’s owner will receive an email with content below:
Step 2: Click on a link in this email to view your campaign report.
You can change “from” and “to” to view.
Detail campaign report has content below:
The sample for ads on site:
